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cranial index

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cranial index
n.
The ratio of the maximum breadth to the maximum length of the skull, multiplied by 100.
cranial index
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) the ratio of the greatest length to the greatest width of the cranium, multiplied by 100: used in comparative anthropology Compare cephalic index
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Noun1.cranial indexcranial index - ratio (in percent) of the maximum breadth to the maximum length of a skull
breadth index, cephalic index
ratio - the relative magnitudes of two quantities (usually expressed as a quotient)


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